Section 130 - Deeds and ancient writings

(1) Evidence of a hearsay statement contained in a deed of conveyance or a will or any other writing purporting to affect an interest in movable or immovable property is not made inadmissible by section 117 if

(a) the matter stated was relevant to the purpose of the writing;

(b) the matter stated would be relevant to an issue as to an interest in the property; and

(c) the dealings with the property since the statement was made have not been inconsistent with the truth of the statement.

(2) Evidence of a hearsay statement is not made inadmissible by section 117 if the statement is contained in a writing more than twenty years old and the statement has since been acted upon as true by persons having an interest in the matter.